The role of miRNAs in regulating gene expression networks

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 425, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 3582-3600

  Gurtan, Allan M ^a   Sharp, Phillip A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicer; Drosha; let 7; miRNA; network

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOMICS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; TUMOR CELL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84883805211     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.03.007     Document Type: Review

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